Bonfires are a great way for allotment holders to dispose of garden waste, however it is essential to do so responsibly. To ensure that bonfires are managed safely and appropriately, rules are enforced. Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council have agreed upon permitted times for bonfires throughout the year Looking to have a bonfire? Bonfires are a great way for allotment holders to dispose of garden waste, however it is essential to do so responsibly. To ensure that bonfires are managed safely and appropriately, rules are enforced. Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council have agreed upon permitted times for bonfires throughout the year, as follows: From October to March, bonfires are permissible from 1 p.m. From April to September, bonfires can be lit from 3 p.m. The Millfield Allotments Association requires that all bonfires are kept small and contained. Bonfires should be contained within incinerators where possible or within the designated area on the site. Additionally, no bonfires may be lit if the wind is blowing westerly towards the housing along Cheney Road. If the wind should change direction at any time we would ask plot holders to extinguish the bonfire. All bonfires must be well supervised and extinguished before leaving the allotment, and should not be allowed to burn overnight. Bonfires should not be left unattended and accelerants are not permitted to be used to start or maintain bonfires. Please ensure that all bonfires are fully extinguished and all ashes properly disposed of. Plot holders are not permitted to bring rubbish or waste onto the site to burn at any time. By following these rules, allotment holders can enjoy bonfires safely and responsibly, whilst burning their garden waste. An annual bonfire social event, organised by the Millfield Allotments Association, is held in October. For details of the upcoming bonfire, see our Events page.

Welcome to our AGM Archive. Here you can find a comprehensive back catalogue of our Annual General Meetings, with minutes from each meeting covering any notes and topics discussed. All documents are available for download in PDF format by simply selecting the tile corresponding to the relevant year below. All plot holders are invited to attend our Annual General Meetings. To find out when the next AGM is being held, visit our Events Calendar AGM Archive: Welcome to our AGM Archive. Here you can find a comprehensive back catalogue of our Annual General Meetings, with minutes from each meeting covering any notes and topics discussed. All documents are available for download in PDF format by simply selecting the tile corresponding to the relevant year below. All plot holders are invited to attend our Annual General Meetings. To find out when the next AGM is being held, visit our Events Calendar . AGM 2024 AGM 2021 AGM 2018 AGM 2015 AGM 2012 AGM 2009 AGM 2006 AGM 2003 AGM 2023 AGM 2020 AGM 2017 AGM 2014 AGM 2011 AGM 2008 AGM 2005 AGM 2002 AGM 2022 AGM 2019 AGM 2016 AGM 2013 AGM 2010 AGM 2007 AGM 2004

Allotment plots are a great way to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers. However, these plots should be maintained and cultivated regularly in order to yield the best results. Keeping your plot tidy and well maintained will also ensure that it remains attractive and safe for other allotment users. Unkempt plots can become overgrown and unproductive, and may even be a nuisance to other allotment owners. It is important to ensure that your plot is kept well maintained and cultivated. Unkempt Plot Process: Allotment plots are a great way to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers. However, these plots should be maintained and cultivated regularly in order to yield the best results. Keeping your plot tidy and well maintained will also ensure that it remains attractive and safe for other allotment users. Unkempt plots can become overgrown and unproductive, and may even be a nuisance to other allotment owners. It is important to ensure that your plot is kept well maintained and cultivated. Cultivation is deemed to be the planting and growing of vegetables, fruit bushes and flowers. As a guide approximately 65% of a plot at Millfield should be used for the cultivation of vegetables, whilst the remaining 35% can be used for fruit, flowers, grass and the siting of sheds, greenhouses and polytunnels. Each year the Committee will appoint an inspection panel and schedule regular inspections of plots that are timely, fair and appropriate to the season to ensure the undertaking by tenants are adhered to. All allotment tenants have an obligation to cooperate in such inspections. Procedures for non-cultivation will be fair, and made known at the outset to any tenant against whom action is proposed, by order of the following process: 1) A plot is inspected and deemed to be unkempt, or lacking in adequate cultivation in line with the tenancy agreement as set out by Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council. 2) The Millfield Allotments Association Committee is notified of the unsatisfactory condition of the plot in question. 3) The plot holder is contacted by the Association Secretary to advise on the outcome of the inspection. A warning letter is sent to the plot holder and retained on record by the Secretary. 4) A re-inspection of the plot is conducted 28 days after the warning letter is sent. Failure to bring the plot up to the required standard plot will result in the termination of the tenancy agreement, with a termination letter being issued by the Secretary. Upon termination of the tenancy agreement, the plot holder must vacate the plot, taking all of their belongings with them. 5) The plot will then be let to a new tenant.

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The allotment gardens at Millfield, Faversham, have a long and varied history dating back to the mid 1900s, originally occupying a larger area to the North of Whitstable Road. The form that Millfield Allotments takes in the present day is a result of several planning and housing decisions made since the Second World War, with the current site being established in 1946. The History of Millfield Allotments: The allotment gardens at Millfield, Faversham, have a long and varied history dating back to the mid 1900s, originally occupying a larger area to the North of Whitstable Road. The form that Millfield Allotments takes in the present day is a result of several planning and housing decisions made since the Second World War, with the current site being established in 1946. ━━━━ October 1944 ━━━━ The Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act was passed authorising the Government to spend up to £150,000,000 on the provision of temporary houses. This was known as the Temporary Housing Programme. The then Faversham Borough Council were offered, and accepted, fifty temporary houses as part of the programme. ━━━━ February 1945 ━━━━ Proposals for the siting of the temporary housing include the erection of twenty houses in Lower Road, with the remaining thirty being sited at Millfield. ━━━━ March 1945 ━━━━ At the beginning of March 1945 the proposals changed following a meeting of the Housing Committee, where the Town Clerk suggested that an application be made to the Minister of Health to site all fifty houses at Millfield on twenty-nine acres, two roods and thirty-nine perches of largely arable land currently owned by The Right Honourable Earl Sondes. This was due to issues with the electrical supply in Lower Road, and the lower capital expenditure involved in building on a single site. A site plan was submitted by the Borough Surveyor, Mr A. C. E. Richardson, which proposed the use of some land currently occupied by allotment gardens at Millfield. It was appreciated that by this time allottees had started to work their plots by purchasing seeds and manure, and digging the earth, and that earlier notice of the change in proposals may have mitigated some of this expenditure by allotment holders. The Faversham Borough Council adopted the Housing Committee’s recommendations to erect all of the houses at Millfield, and a Compulsory Purchase Order application was submitted. The Ministry of Health suggested a revision of the proposed layout so as to avoid using the part of the site that was currently in use as allotment gardens. ━━━━ 22nd March 1945 ━━━━ The Compulsory Purchase Order, known as the Faversham (Millfield) Compulsory Purchase Order 1944, was confirmed, and was published in the Faversham News and East Kent Journal the following day. Confirmation was also received from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of a second Compulsory Purchase Order, known as the Faversham (Millfield Allotments) Compulsory Purchase Order 1944, for the purchase of an additional five acres of land at Millfield for the provision of alternative allotments. These five acres make up the present-day Millfield Allotments site. ━━━━ 8th June 1945 ━━━━ The Town Clerk had received notice on behalf of Earl Sondes for compensation for the acquisition of the land for use as housing at Millfield to the sum of £4,462. An additional notice for compensation was also made in regard of the land proposed to be used for allotment gardening, to the value of £778. ━━━━ July 1945 ━━━━ In July 1945 works began to prepare the Millfield site for the completion of groundworks, and the construction officially begun. ━━━ 9th November 1945 ━━━ The Borough Surveyor had received several claims for compensation from allottees whose allotments had been replaced with roads and sewer works. It was decided that these claims would be heard at a future meeting as it was likely further claims would arise throughout the works. A submission was also made showing where the new land on the Millfield site would be acquired for the purposes of the allotment siting, and to which any displaced allottees would be transferred if they so desired. ━━━ 18th December 1945 ━━━ By the 18th December 1945, sewer-laying and construction of roads had been ongoing for twenty-two weeks, and progress was good. The sewer works were practically complete, and 3,120 feet of kerbing and carriageway shaping had been accomplished. ━━━━ January 1946 ━━━━ After months of failed negotiations between the District Valuer and agents acting on behalf of the Earl Sondes as to the value to be paid by Faversham Borough Council for the Millfield housing and allotment site, the Council made an unconditional offer of £2,600, comprising £2,350 for the thirty-four acres, three roods and twenty-nine perches proposed for housing, and £250 for the five acres, nought roods and thirty perches for allotment gardening. The offer was not accepted by Earl Sondes, and so the matter was heard by arbitrators on the 6th February 1946. ━━━━ 20th June 1946 ━━━━ Allotment gardens on the Millfield estate are formally acquired and designated as allotments gardens under the Small Holdings and Allotments Acts 1908 to 1931, and the Allotments Acts 1922 and 1925. This has been the home of Millfield Allotments ever since. ━━━━ July 1946 ━━━━ Work on the housing at Millfield began in July 1946. Owing to labour shortages, German prisoners of war were employed as labour to assist with the construction. Thirty prisoners were employed on the site. ━━━━ August 1962 ━━━━ Faversham Town Council Housing Committee conduct a vote to determine whether to replace the Millfield temporary houses with bungalows or houses, voting in favour of permanent houses. ━━━━ 1st April 1974 ━━━━ Following local government reorganisation in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, Faversham Borough Council became Faversham Town Council. The newly formed Swale Borough Council took control of allotment gardens at Millfield as well as a number of other properties and services. Without their own self-management association, the allotment gardens at Millfield are managed by the Stonebridge Allotments Society. ━━━━ 15th August 2001 ━━━━ Following years of neglect and a recent spate of vandalism on the site resulting in a number of sheds being burned to the ground, a small group of plot holders began to come up with ways to turn the site around. Inspiration came from Ospringe Allotments' Manager Alan Gidlow, who had completely turned the allotment site on Water Lane around. ━━━━ October 2000 ━━━━ By October 2000, the more than sixty-two plots at the allotments at Millfield had become neglected and overgrown, with little cultivation occurring on the plots. A meeting was arranged for the 15th August 2001 at The Market Inn, Faversham, with the intention of separating from Stonebridge Allotments Society to self-manage the site. Millfield Allotments Association was formed, with elected Association representatives being Sandra Todd (Chairperson), Matt Care (Secretary), and Carol Bullen (Treasurer). Both Swale Borough Council and Stonebridge Allotments Society were informed of the Association's intention, and agreed to the self-management scheme. The Millfield Allotments Association established a three phase plan of action to rejuvenate the site. ━━━ Autumn / Winter 2001 ━━━ A work party of volunteers met every fortnight and worked hard to clear the site of debris and weeds, prune overgrown trees, form parking areas, tidy existing plots and create new ones, and incorporate wildlife areas and a picnic area. ━━━━ 21st April 2002 ━━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual Open Day and Scarecrow Competition, giving members of the local community the opportunity to look around the site, raising awareness of the achievements made, and developing new interest in plots. The Scarecrow Competition sees entrants into three categories, including Little Kids, Big Kids and Adults. The competition was judged by Councillor Joan Tovey. ━━━ 5th November 2002 ━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual Bonfire Night, with many plot holders and their families attending. ━━━ 19th November 2002 ━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual General Meeting ━━━━ 28th May 2004 ━━━━ Millfield Allotments Association formally undertake the management of the allotment site in an agreement with Swale Borough Council. And the rest is history!

The Garden Room at the Allotment is a great place to meet fellow gardeners, exchange tips and ideas, and socialise with like-minded people. The Garden Room was constructed in 2017 and was funded through a combination of grants, donations, and fundraising events. The building also has a number of outdoor seating areas. The building has proven a great place to hold our annual general meetings, workshops, and other social gatherings. Garden Room - Social Building: The Garden Room at the Allotment is a great place to meet fellow gardeners, exchange tips and ideas, and socialise with like-minded people. The Garden Room was constructed in 2017 and was funded through a combination of grants, donations, and fundraising events. The building also has a number of outdoor seating areas. The building has proven a great place to hold our annual general meetings, workshops, and other social gatherings. Whilst not open to plot holders all of the time, our hopes are to continue to develop on the shell of the building we currently have, and install a kitchenette with water and renewably sourced electricity so you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while you chat. All AGMs are held within the Garden Room. Construction of the Garden Room:

Millfield Allotments are very fortunate to have our own honeybee hives located on our allotment site. Our bees are carefully tended to by some of our plot holders, and in return they produce delicious local honey, whilst also helping to pollenate the plants and flowers on the site. The honey produced is available to buy: 1/2lb for £3, 1lb for £5. Honey & Hives: Millfield Allotments are very fortunate to have our own honeybee hives located on our allotment site. Our bees are carefully tended to by two of our tenants, and in return they produce delicious local honey, whilst also helping to pollenate the plants and flowers on the site. The honey produced is available to buy: 1/2lb for £4 1lb for £7 We also achieved a very good Food Hygiene rating of 5 for the production of our honey, from hive to jar. All proceeds go back into our funds to aid the upkeep of the allotments. To purchase our honey, fill in the contact form on our Contact Us page and we will be happy to facilitate this!

A collection of images showcasing the Millfield Allotments site, including events, plots, flowers, fruits and vegetables, and wildlife. Image Gallery: Events Flowers Plots Produce Wildlife

The Allotments have a fully plumbed toilet, which is wheelchair and disability friendly. The toilet is located beside the Garden Room, just beyond the vehicular entrance gate in the main car park. Access to the toilet is available using the gate key. Toilet Facilities: The Allotments have a fully plumbed toilet, which is wheelchair and disability friendly. The toilet is located beside the Garden Room, just beyond the vehicular entrance gate in the main car park. Access to the toilet is available using the gate key. Most plot holders keep toilet roll in their sheds, however on occasion a roll may be found in the toilet. The toilet also contains a basic first aid kit, in case of any minor injuries.

Millfield Allotments is a vibrant and friendly community allotment site situated in the picturesque market town of Faversham, Kent. Our allotment gardens have been around for over 75 years, and is one of a handful of allotment sites overseen by Faversham Town Council. We are a proud and passionate community of growing enthusiasts, with a variety of different plots and a shared commitment to sustainable living. Welcome to Millfield Allotments Millfield Allotments is a vibrant and friendly community allotment site situated in the picturesque market town of Faversham, Kent. Our allotment gardens have been around for over 75 years, and are one of a handful of allotment sites overseen by Faversham Town Council. We are a proud and passionate community of growing enthusiasts, with a variety of different plots and a shared commitment to sustainable living. Explore our Website Location Plot Applications History Image Gallery Events Contact Us Welcome from the Chair Welcome to the Millfield Allotments website. Millfield Allotments is a five-acre community allotment site in Faversham, Kent, where you can grow your own fresh fruits and vegetables, embracing a more sustainable lifestyle. Our community of gardeners is supportive and friendly, with new tenants made to feel very welcome. We hold several social events throughout the year including a BBQ and bonfire. Our site is very fortunate to benefit from several facilities, including an accessible toilet, security fencing, raised beds for the elderly and disabled, and purpose-built shelters. Whether you're a seasoned allotmenteer or new to growing your own, we've got everything you need to start your allotment journey. Lesley Seager - Chairperson Latest Announcements New Millfield Newsletter - Issue #1 a few seconds ago Use of Pesticides Feb 20 Halloween Bonfire Cancelled Nov 1, 2025 All Announcements Millfield Allotments Millfield Allotment Gardens, Millfield Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8DQ

The Sharing Area at the Allotment is a great way for gardeners to make use of unwanted or unused items. Located beside the toilet, the Sharing Area is a communal space where gardeners can donate items such as tools, seeds, and other gardening materials. Items can also be taken from the Sharing Area, free of charge. All donated items must be usable and not waste, and can simply be left neat and tidy in the Sharing Area. Sharing Area: The Sharing Area at the Allotment is a great way for gardeners to make use of unwanted or unused items, and give them a new lease of life. Located beside the toilet, the Sharing Area is a communal space where gardeners can donate items such as tools, seeds, and other gardening materials. Items can also be taken from the Sharing Area, free of charge. All donated items must be usable and not waste, and can simply be left neat and tidy in the Sharing Area. By using the Sharing Area, gardeners can share resources, save money, and help to reduce waste. It can also be helpful to put a post on our Facebook page to let other plot holders know if you have put something in the Sharing Area.

Below are some useful clubs, societies and organisations to help you get the most out of your allotment gardening experience. From national organisations to local clubs, there are plenty of sources of advice and support. Useful Links: Below are some useful clubs, societies and organisations to help you get the most out of your allotment gardening experience. From national organisations to local clubs, there are plenty of sources of advice and support. The National Allotment Society (National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners) is the UK's leading organisation for allotment gardening, providing advice and resources for growers. Millfield Allotments Association is affiliated to the NSALG. Our group membership subscription is paid on your behalf through the collection of a £3 per year subscription paid in addition to plot rental fees, entitling each plot holder to affiliate membership. To go to the NSALG website, click here . Any member of Millfield Allotments Association can access the NSALG website and facilities as an affiliate member. You will need your username, password and our group membership number to log in. If you require this, please contact the Secretary and this will be provided to you The Royal Horticultural Society is also a great source of information, offering guidance on everything from pests and diseases to crop rotation. The charity seeks to promote all aspects of horticulture through its' own collection of five gardens, flower shows, community gardening schemes, and a vast educational programme. It also supports individuals, with training for both professional and amateur gardeners. Faversham Horticultural Society is a local organisation dedicated to gardeners and gardening. The group hold talks and shows in the market town, and organise garden visits also.